Canada boasts the 9th largest economy, pristine environmental standards, a robust legal framework, universal healthcare, world class education, and numerous ...
Canada boasts the 9th largest economy, pristine environmental standards, a robust legal framework, universal healthcare, world class education, and numerous …
Cause I’m of native background and was raised being told about the greatness, acceptance and generosity of Canada. Then I grew up and found out about native genocides, Confederate Amnesty, residential schools, John a MacDonald. I grew up into a Canada where food prices are through the roof because we’re being robbed and our governments don’t care. Higher education is unaffordable to anyone without wealthy parents, housing is pathetic, wages are a joke. Our premieres don’t care and push the buck to the feds, and the feds are off in another hemisphere giving away money and worrying about citizens of every nation but the one they’ve been elected to govern. Canadians are drowning and our elected officials can’t be bothered to even pretend they give a fuck.
The original comment that I responded to was about inflation, food costs and housing costs.
Those are all global problems.
How would you argue that they are global problems? (please don’t interperet that as condescending, or accusatory — I am simply curious. It is hard to convey emotion through text)
I think I may have misinterpereted your argument. When you said
It seems most the problems you’re talking about are global problems though.
Where do you think you’ll have a better quality of life? [source]
were you arguing that most countries have the same problems as Canada, so to immigrate elswhere would be futile? I was under the presumption that you were arguing that Canada can’t do anything to fix it’s issues, and that it would instead require some global collaborative effort.
food prices are through the roof because we’re being robbed
Would you mind clarifying what you mean by this?
Higher education is unaffordable to anyone without wealthy parents
Based on what are you making this claim? The Canadian Government and the provincial governments provide loans and financial support to students, which should be able to cover all expenses for an average post secondary institution [source] [source]. Furthermore, the Canadian government provides extra support for Indigenous Peoples [source].
You don’t get it do you. When I was college age, I could pay for my entire education with $15k. Which I thought was a lot. My child will have to take out loans for like x10 that amount and it will destroy her future before it even begins.
My child will have to take out loans for like x10 that amount and it will destroy her future before it even begins.
It depends on where one goes — not all post secondary institutions charge the same amounts. Generally, the fancier/more reputable schools will charge the most. It is quite possible to complete undergrad in Canada for <30k CAD (not including living and transportation expenses). Also, keep in mind that inflation is innevitable — the Government of Canada targets an inflation rate of 2% per year [source].
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Why do you think this country is a disgrace?
Cause I’m of native background and was raised being told about the greatness, acceptance and generosity of Canada. Then I grew up and found out about native genocides, Confederate Amnesty, residential schools, John a MacDonald. I grew up into a Canada where food prices are through the roof because we’re being robbed and our governments don’t care. Higher education is unaffordable to anyone without wealthy parents, housing is pathetic, wages are a joke. Our premieres don’t care and push the buck to the feds, and the feds are off in another hemisphere giving away money and worrying about citizens of every nation but the one they’ve been elected to govern. Canadians are drowning and our elected officials can’t be bothered to even pretend they give a fuck.
It seems most the problems you’re talking about are global problems though.
Where do you think you’ll have a better quality of life?
You’re being fooled by the government’s normalization of hopelessness.
No, I spend a lot of time travelling and I see the problems you are talking about aren’t limited just to Canada.
Which problems that they mentioned do you think are global, and why?
The original comment that I responded to was about inflation, food costs and housing costs.
Those are all global problems.
I’m not getting into what they changed their comment to because I don’t know enough about it.
How would you argue that they are global problems? (please don’t interperet that as condescending, or accusatory — I am simply curious. It is hard to convey emotion through text)
How would you argue inflation, food costs and housing costs aren’t a global problem.
I think I may have misinterpereted your argument. When you said
were you arguing that most countries have the same problems as Canada, so to immigrate elswhere would be futile? I was under the presumption that you were arguing that Canada can’t do anything to fix it’s issues, and that it would instead require some global collaborative effort.
Oh look more questions.
Would you mind clarifying what you mean by this?
Based on what are you making this claim? The Canadian Government and the provincial governments provide loans and financial support to students, which should be able to cover all expenses for an average post secondary institution [source] [source]. Furthermore, the Canadian government provides extra support for Indigenous Peoples [source].
You don’t get it do you. When I was college age, I could pay for my entire education with $15k. Which I thought was a lot. My child will have to take out loans for like x10 that amount and it will destroy her future before it even begins.
It depends on where one goes — not all post secondary institutions charge the same amounts. Generally, the fancier/more reputable schools will charge the most. It is quite possible to complete undergrad in Canada for <30k CAD (not including living and transportation expenses). Also, keep in mind that inflation is innevitable — the Government of Canada targets an inflation rate of 2% per year [source].